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compensatory damages vs damages

damages vs compensatory damages

compensatory damages and damages both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compensatory damages Yes No No No
damages Yes No No No
As nouns, damages is a hypernym of compensatory damages; that is, damages is a word with a broader meaning than compensatory damages:
  • compensatory damages: (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
  • damages: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Other hypernyms of compensatory damages include amends, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution.
compensatory damages (noun) damages (noun)
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Difference between compensatory damages and damages

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